Salaried GP

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a dedicated andenthusiastic 6 session Salaried GP to join our dynamic and supportive team at EastleighMedical Practice previously Archers Practice. We are a large, friendly,and forward-thinking GP training practice, committed to deliveringhigh-quality, patient-centred care to a diverse population of over 14500patients. We work very closely with our sister practice Boyatt WoodSurgery making our combined list 23000 patients.

Close to the coast and the NewForest

Friendly and supportive team

Inclusive multi-disciplinaryteam including GPs, ANPs, practice nurses, HCAs, social prescribers, mentalhealth practitioners, paramedics and a dedicated pharmacy team.

Excellent train service toLondon

Regional airport

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing a diverse patient caseload across all age groups
• Face-to-face, video and telephone consultations
• Issuing and signing repeat prescriptions
• Clinical triage and participation in the duty GP rota
• Occasional home visits for housebound frail elderly and palliative patients
• Participating in clinical meetings and quality improvement work
• Supporting the teaching and supervision of medical students and GP trainees

About us

Eastleigh Medical Practice is a well established town centre practice in Eastleigh Hampshire,with an excellent reputation for patient care, offering a full range of NHS andenhanced services.

There is excellent support from a multi-disciplinaryteam of GPs, ANPs and Practice Nurses.The computer system is EMIS web.

Job responsibilities

OverallPurpose to provide NHS personal medical services to registered patients onthe Practice list.

JobSummary:

Thepost-holder will manage a caseload and deal with a wide range of health needsin a primary care setting, ensuring the highest standards of care for allregistered and temporary patients.

ClinicalResponsibilities:

Inaccordance with the Practice timetable, as agreed, the post-holder will make himself/herself available to undertake a variety of duties including F2F consultations,telephone consultations answer e consults, triage calls, triage visits, actiontest results and requesting appropriate tests for patients checking and signingof acute and repeat prescriptions and dealing with any self generated paperwork, andcorrespondence in a timely fashion.

Respondto medical problems presented by regular and temporary residents as required.

Makingprofessional, autonomous decisions in relation to presenting problems, whetherself-referred or referred from other health care workers within theorganization.

Assessingthe health care needs of patients with undifferentiated and undiagnosedproblems.

Screeningpatients for disease risk factors and early signs of illness.

Completionof clinically related administrative and non-clinical duties needed for thedelivery of the service.

Recordingclear and contemporaneous consultation notes to agreed standards.

Compilingand issuing computer-generated acute and repeat prescriptions (avoidinghand-written prescriptions wherever possible).

Prescribingin accordance with the Practice prescribing formulary / HIOW Formulary whenever this is clinically appropriate.

Participatein training plans of medical students as required.

Ingeneral, the post-holder will be expected to undertake all the normal dutiesand responsibilities associated with a GP working within primary care.

Maintaining, monitoringand updating computer database and management of medical records and practiceaudits

Ensurethat practice clinical database is updated promptly and accurately withinformation relating to patient records, as required for clinical accuracy andfor practice recording requirements under QOF and Enhanced Services.

Appropriateuse of read codes.

PracticeOrganization

Process and actionincoming patient and hospital correspondence

Attendanceat in-house meetings, significant event audit meetings and locality meetings

Ensure that thepractice complaints system is adhered to at all times

Awarenessand compliance with all relevant guidelines e.g. data protection,confidentiality and health and safety

Maintaincurrent BLS and anaphylaxis certification, Level 3 safeguarding adult andchild, Infection Control, Information Governance, Fire and any other mandatorytraining that may be required by the Practice.

Youwill be required to attend clinical meetings at the Practice and the localityand also take part in clinical activities to ensure the smooth running of thePractice.

Confidentiality

Inthe course of seeking treatment, patients entrust us with, or allow us togather, sensitive information in relation to their health and other matters.They do so in confidence and have the right to expect that staff will respecttheir privacy and act appropriately

Inthe performance of the duties outlined in this job description, the post-holdermay have access to confidential information relating to patients and theircarers, Practice staff and other healthcare workers. They may also have accessto information relating to the Practice as a business organization. All suchinformation from any source is to be regarded as strictly confidential

Informationrelating to patients, carers, colleagues, other healthcare workers. Thebusiness of the Practice may only be divulged to authorized persons inaccordance with the practice policies and procedures relating toconfidentiality and the protection of personal and sensitive data.

Health& Safety

Thepost-holder will assist in promoting and maintaining their own and othershealth, safety and security as defined in the Practice Health & SafetyPolicy.

Providinginformation with regards to vaccine status.

Identifyingthe risk involved in work activities and undertaking such activities in a waythat manages those risks

Usingappropriate infection control procedures particularly those relating to needlestick injuries, maintaining work areas in a tidy and safe way and free fromhazards

Ensuringthat all accident or dangerous accidents are reported.

Equalityand Diversity

Thepost-holder will support the quality, diversity and rights of patients, carersand colleagues to include:

Actingin a way that recognizes the importance of peoples rights, interpreting themin a way that is consistent with current legislation

Respectingthe privacy, dignity, needs and beliefs of patients, carers and colleagues

Behavingin a manner which is welcoming to and of the individual, is non-judgmental andrespects their circumstances, feelings, priorities and rights.

Quality

Thepost-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Practice, and will:

Alert the practice manager to issues of quality and risk

Assessown performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly orunder supervision

Contributeto the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities andmaking suggestions on ways to improve and enhanced the teams performance

Workeffectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs

Effectivelymanage own time, workload and resources.

Communication

Thepost-holder should recognize the importance of effective communication withinthe team and will strive to:

Communicate effectivelywith other team members

Communicateeffectively with patients and carers

Recognisepeoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respondaccordingly.

Clinicsand work load

Morning and evening session: 15 patients persession.

Home visits required occasionally for house bound or palliative patients. Paramedic team carry out most visits.

Test results: action your own in a timely manner.

Action any self generated paperwork for patients seen.

Sign EPS.

Person Specification Qualifications

• GMC-registered General Practitioner with a passion for primary care
• Strong commitment to teamwork and holistic patient care
• Excellent communication and clinical skills
• Enthusiasm for working in a training and teaching environment
• Willingness to contribute to ongoing service development and team learning

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.